13 Facts About Brisbane Bullets

Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League based in Brisbane, Queensland.

Brisbane Bullets were one of ten NBL foundation teams and have won three NBL championships, being successful in the 1985 and 1987 seasons, and again in 2007.

On 30 June 2008, it was announced that the Brisbane Bullets license had been returned to the NBL, following financial difficulties for owner Eddy Groves and the failure of attempts to find a new ownership group.

Brisbane Bullets made it to the finals in the second NBL season of 1980.

Brisbane Bullets finished in fifth place, but first-placed St Kilda did not attend the finals, as they were in Brazil contesting the World Club Championship.

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In 1982, with new coach Rick Harden, the Brisbane Bullets missed out on qualifying for the finals, finishing eighth.

However, in 1992, the Brisbane Bullets were back in the finals, making it to the quarter-finals.

From 1994 through to the 1996 seasons, the Brisbane Bullets made it as far as the quarter-finals, finishing in fifth, sixth and eighth place respectively.

Brisbane Bullets failed to get to the finals during the early years of the 2000s.

However, in May 2012, the NBL announced that the Brisbane Bullets' return was rejected, on the heels of another Queensland-based team, the Gold Coast Blaze, going into administration.

In November 2013, with the NBL under new management, CEO Fraser Neill announced that bringing the Bullets back to Brisbane was a priority.

However, the move was a success, with the Brisbane Bullets pulling in record attendances and it was the move to the BEC that was the catalyst for growth in the NBL.

However, with the construction of Nissan Arena in 2019, the Brisbane Bullets chose to relocate to combine their front office, training centre and home stadium into one facility.